redirects in a non-wordpress install

Where did you read that htaccess is disabled for security?

You can enable htaccess and setup your redirects.

Otherwise, you'll have to setup your redirects in the server config.

This is the link with a Bitnami Engineer said they disable .htaccess:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60281420/how-to-enable-htaccess-in-aws-lightsail-lamp-module

How do enable .htaccess? I tried creating an .htaccess file but apache threw a server configuration error.

The bitnami engineer provided instructions on how to enable htaccess in his post.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/60297533/44732

If you got a configuration error in apache, sounds like you have htaccess enabled but made an error in it.

What error did you get?

Can you post your htaccess file?

error in .htaccess file